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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
A MOUSE SINGING 500.
ghs Cobra which was Ltstoning Might
Have ''GrGveIcd" Il Man,
Mau7crfr's { if,

I was visiting at a friends house in
Calcutta, aDa WAS on this evening si,tirS
at dinner alone Tbe table had been
some time waiting for the hos, aad had
81 lsst received note thGt he YVES not
coming home, 50 [ set doW0 alone. /
had finished dinner an w55 still linger-
ing st the table when little mouse ran
up on the top OF @ bowl VIII 2 SORT u
basket work cover ca il.
| should not have thought that Of itself
very singular, for the "tg,5es on our
frontier" made most unexpected incur
sIOns. But wien he did get psrCacj on
the cover OF the b0Wl the Little fellow
rose up on his AND legs, win his hands
before him, aGd began TO entertain me
with tie funniest little mouse song you
can imagi9e. "Ghit-chi1, caaep-cnetD-
clit," Ee whistl2d, aud kept /. up before
roe ID most uuem5qrras-gd and self
possessed little say. mus. have been
8 .Tyin@ audience, Tor leaned back in
ny chsjg and roarsd with laughter ASH
locked at the performer gradually be
came aware Of s shadow, Il something
Gliding Gus from behind di.l toward the
mouse. Silently and slowly il Ee&red
I the mouse. In another minute q bsaJy
sUahe's eye euttered in the lampught.
NV hand stole s0iLy fer TIE carving
aGiie. Tee snske reaEed its head lave
with the mouse, SAD Tie poor little ieI
lows song, which had never Cesaed
becfme p.ercingjy shy:I, though ne ST.
rigi0iy erect sud m1tiOnless. Tue heGC
Of the snake drew back = little to strike
Odt flashed the carving knife. The spell
vas broken Instantly, for the mouse
dropped AID scsmpered.
The snake vas wounded, fer there were
spots Of blood tn the tablecloth, and i
was writing about among the dishes enc
plstes. l could not make bold stroke
a. any part OF it for fear OF break
ing the crockery, and Whenever
made q dig with the point it VS.:
Ike pricking the garter. l would no
( have believed, until l had seen it, nov
much OF himself snake can stow GwaI
under the edge CT . plate. At last l saw
the end Of MS tail projecting on. from uE
der dish. A snake held Gy the tail ant
swung rapidly round cannot turn bscl
aud bite. l grabbed the tell with my LEI
thumb and finger AID drew him OUT uuti
| judged the middle of his body 10 be I'm
der the knife, then came down snd Gu
him in two. He was another cobra
little one shout two feet long, but quit
long enough to settle man with singl
bite.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
Salt a. Colorado.
n111,r@, lvg,.,.,r
Etitor Clipper:

ECltOr upper.
Several OF u. I've, wide-awake, moG;ed
citizens claim to be much Interested in
the salt manufacturing interests Of Col
orado City, and may Join J. S. Dough
erty in developing his suburban vsuey
plant before forsig6 Capitalists resCa
mere TO 60 the SANE, as several are daily
expected 20 srriyr. WEN write they arc
coming to look over the ii Id and invest,
form g company ana commence Wors.
J S. DOughertv writes the mere he in
YestiGates tie matter the more re is con
vinCed tnat the salt ma2uiaC uriag bust
ness mere can BE made q most profit
able enterprise, ana viii enrich al
VINO are interested in the same. lie Gays
the very fact that cur rainfall is so UB-
CeTtsin in 2litcleu county end especially
in and near Colorado City, and the evap-
Grafton Of our peculiar Ciimsre is -
rapid, makes 1t I'll the more important
that the bu!pess men Of our city should
turn their attention to the manufacture Of
chose things which nature has so lavishIy
supplied Us with, ana adapted our CT mate
Tor with the railroad facilities Colorado
: sur 10 hsve II the near future, the
territory Of the southern states, O,d
Mexico, PGCjLc slope states, AID
western end northern states ana
territories to supply, guarantees the
building up q IN Immense 50 L
manufacturing business for our ci.y
that viii attract business men anu cap
tal frCIn all over the United States, sut
boom and build mp CUC city and county.
There is no other climate iH the world 20
vel aispted 70 ire manufacture Of sell,
and NO where IN the world cen l. be made
nj 20 smlll q cost aud OF SU2a superior
quality. J. S. Doughe;ty l. most any
men VII. come TO the front and a!d II tls
Inauguration of The most successtul ana
profitable salt manufacturing business IL
th2 world, ID order t14t outside C&p.tsl-
lists may be assured tast we
here a. home, 12ve c0Etiteuc2
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
0yER : 500, eco, Gee YEAR,
Thc Enormous Numuer of Toothpicks
Ground Ont OF q aIa,ne Factory,

Ground Out OF q aSarne Factory,
New orz Mail anG Express.
"Where do al the toothpicks come
fr0m?" inquired Msil AID Express re
porter Of Cortlandt street dealer in
these useful articles this morning.
"From Maine, chiefly. Billions are
turned out IL TIE little town Of Franklin
alone, every year."
% Yankee invention, isn't IT."
"Not exactly, but ii owes It's growth 10
Yankee shrewiHess Mr.. Charles Forster
of Franklin is the leading toothpick m2n-
ufaccurer in the world. Before the war
he WAS in South America, where he saw g
native WhJtuiag 0ut : few t0Othpicks
with Ills knife lie bought g few Of these
anG sent them o his wife Is acuriOsty. By
some means ParAG Stevens OF The Fifth
Avenue hotel 2cl hold Ot some Of them
aud sent to A'r. Forster Tor box. They
were forwarded TO him. ] Z less than .
month be had ordered gross, and soon
many of the Leading hotels ia the cOun-
try were using SJn.h american white 4
tOothpiCks. Before this there was hardly
any demand n the country for toCtcp Ck5.
/ wasn't many months before the
South American loothpic& begsn to get c
national regulation. Mr. Forster emf
era ell TO this country and established 3
t3Othpick aGen2y EeTe. The South Amer
leans began IL raise on the price Of their
WRITINGS, ard int tOOthpiCbs grew worse
Snd worse. IL the Lrst years Ut the bus'-
ness some OF them got rich whiting
tO01bpicbs."
''Why didn't lIr. Forster make them il
t|qi- 90 1r1rtr-7 fp--.s ysF SpDtt fDr f.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05

The OHIO Democratic convention set
ties Grover Cieyeiana'S denomination.
TIE President is or Top His friends con
trc.!od the convention from fret to last u.
Il there w&s any state in which Demo
cratic opposition TO smother term Tor
President Cleveland Wss possible, il was
Ohio. Even in les4, the party end It's
most conspicuous newspaper gave rim
bu1 . luhe7a.rH sup@oct. TarJuLl 1855
and 1856, the lea1ing Democrats Of the
state We're opposed tn hin. il NJ state
has his policy been more bitterly criti-
ci>ed than il Oli0. No D5mocra ic paper
has printed more attacks upon him than
the Cincinnati E2qQjrer. Toe rank and
lie q the p3gty shared this bitter antsg-
ou.sn. Kids" or "MosS backs," one
SHIRT yeaT ago the Ohio Democracy had
no use for Grover Cleveland.
This has changed. Mr.. j. Il McLesn
/ stayed away, but his friends were on
/ hand doing the administration bidding
/ The Thurman men are sh4lved, acd win
them me ore man wh) might oe cGudj-
/ date from Olio il the mex. nsriOnsI Dem
Ccr4'ic convention Bat TIE OHIO Demo
cracY VIII have no Candidate there II
vii s-c0gdt the nomination from New
York, and the nomination from that state
will be Grover CitvelanC.
4 There are Democrats VINO dislike This
/ but dislike Il or not, acceps II taoy must
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
j. P. Douglas of Tyler; second prize, J
IT Whits kar of TYLER

u L
T. Whitsker of Tyler.
Finest collection CT plums, first prize,
X. Fairbanks Of DenisOn; second prize,
W. kirkpatrick OF Mckinney.
Finest collection Of gr.pes, fist prize,
7. 0. Munson OF Denison; second prize,
". w. Kidd Of Tyler.
Finest collection OF peaches, prize
awarded TO Geo. Stoner Of Jewella, La.
For best display OF vap0rated fruit,
diploma awarded 10 S.eubeR Rsncn Bros.
o, MeXia.
For best display of canned fruit, diplo-
m2 awarded to J. p. Douglas OF Tyler.
For best display CT apparatus fer sorav-
Ing fruits 'and flowers, diploma TO I. V.
Mnnson Of DanisCa.
The committee stated Of the first
prize for the taest general collection CT
fruits would Asve been awarded to ]. 7.
Whitaker but for the fact tina. his fruit
was not assorted snd named, ss the rules
required. i t1is hour the committee Is
s.lu in session gpd before theyadj 9urn will
discuss smo0g other things the question
o. where the society " Il er,ct the build
iog which they intend erecting for annual
conventions and exhibits. Most of the
members expressed themselves as
strongly fAv1riug the esta 9nshment g
TYLER Gs the most &cCessible and centra
point ia the fruit growing section OF tGe
state and because The people % this sec
ton are deeply Interested il horticulture
as . science.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
Grs8t Fortunes

John W, Mackay'S wealth IS computed
a. SO 5000
Nj. Whnam Astor is ssid tO possess
the only solid gold dinner service il tie
United States.
Wili1m d. Aston LEFT the AStor fortune
at sn e-umsred value Of from $4,000. goo
to &IC0 0CQ coo.
Jvan jacob Aston left to MS scn, Will
IAN b, $50 100000 and by bequests gave
away about 100000
Mrs. John w. Msck7y's diamonds and
gems ere more valuable than those OF aGy
sovereign in Europe.
The fortune left by George Peabody al
his death was worth 81 100000. In bene
factions he had expended about SS,470,-
0F0
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
Corn and wheat


CHICAGO Lilo jay il Ae IoHo"In9
crop summary viii appear in this weeks
issue OF the Farmers Review Conti1u &
drouth in many Of the states has mater
Tally damaged the corn crop. Where local
rains have fallen the injury, however, is
not as yet serious. The o&t crop st this
date is turning out ligh1, as was expect
ed. The winter whest yield in different
states, according to reports Of cur core
spondents, is as follows:
Nineteen counties N Illinois report an
average Of 15& bushels WGynC sud
White counties report the yialj as low as
> bushels, and Hancock and KGuk4Eee
counties at - to 50 bushels.
Ten Indiana counties report IN aver
age yield Of 1879 3us1cIs. Tie highest
yield reported in Carroll county IS 20
bushels.
Thirteen counties IN Olic ren0rt en-
average OF 1t bushels. Seven Michigan
counties, Is 81 bushels. Wisconsin, Couu-
ties report l7% bushels. Five counties
n kentucky report II . 5ushcle. ThiT-
teen counties in Ali>soari, fraction
under p bushels. Seven Kansas counties,
10 81 bushels
The average yield Of spriag Wnest in
the DIFF -lent states is IS follows: E.eYcn
counties IN lowe. Io2J bushels. Ia
Fayette county the crop has been cut for
hay and irj WiCneshiek county the crop
has oaen destroyed; cause uot men
toned Considerable damage has
by chiuch bugs. Five coantics ia
county reports the crl4 ruined there b7
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
: T-i..In ERiIurn

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 90
a-e7. o-0aup & CO, railroad contract
,'s b. his city; D Crudup & Co, ore
-1-r-r.ars, II Imam, Tenn and the
- --'ItQp coal and coke company
u DAISY, Tenn, three firms represented
gu. Il Tsber aud d. G. Crudup OF this
s.y, made au assignment to-day for the
.sleat Of their creditors to ". E. Bas-
sell ard 7. II. Ewing. Their liabilities
-se scout $1,000 aud their assets are
Nh 70 exceed $3.50. 900. The Cause for
4 assignment was the pressing demand
u some of the creditors. The assignee
-F7essed the opinion that the creditors
n. e paid in fun
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
A SICBENING SIGHT.
Z Railroad switcn CIogsed by a Human
Heart.
Mest NLester NeWs.

yes" said Special Officer Frank Hzr-
rigan Of the Pennsylvania railroad, who
was IL West Chester tais week, ''We rail
road cniceIs have TO lock {, queer things
sometimes and strange occurrences fan
to cur lot; but the most sicsening event
I ever experienced was at Thirty-sevan.a
street, Paiisdelphis II WsS dsTk
n'gt., mi remember very we'll
that tie eYer-man in the tower
had 10 CELL up the stsdon
scent to help hill move the switch, as it
was impossible foI one man 10 move the
lever. A dispatch arrived about that
time from the depot which stated that 8
passing train had killed mai at or near
the station. Investigation revealed the
fact that man had been killed there snd
that it was the poor felloE's heart which
had fallen into the sWitcAhIls wTlogged it
SO that it was IMPOSSIBLE lever
man in the tower to Ne lever
work
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
or Martin here yesterday, issued a

nor Martin here yesterday, issued q
printed circular to railroads calling at
tention to the penalty prescribed for
bringing cattle into the state from points
south OF the thirty-seventh parallel and
warning them against committing the Of
Tense. Ths action was caused by the re
port that the Uaion Pacifc delivered
900 diseased Texas cattle 81 Greenleaf,
Washington county. Kan, in April. The
herd communicated Texas fever ID tEe
native stock aud 200 have already died.
The railroads responsible for the im-
portatio1 will be sued at once.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
HORTICULTURE.


F'z awarded tor tne rluest Collectors
a. T3ltr.
'9se'el 70 the Gazette.
IlLEE. Tx, July 2S.-The S.ste
H9Ercu.tural Society convened in the
o}sr2 house today 10 attend to routine
'2SGe- T. Y Muascn OF Denison WAS
Rejected president for the ensuing year,
go Mrs. j. Il. Johnson of Dallas secre-
S!Y The committee awarded:
f5r the hness general collection of
Ms, first prize TO A. Il. Sherley OF
osEisCD, second prize to j. T. Whitaker
dTyler.
For the finest collection of apples.
lfst prize E. II. Adams of Bonham,
second prize George Stoner, Jewella, LIS.
Finest collection of pears, first prize,
" W. Stoner, Jewella, La; second prize,
fsEew of Tyler.
Finest collection Of peaches, first prize,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
Shall the Panhandle be Settled or No,:

After three months notice to the com
nissi)ners of the land Office and the pub
liz tnat the new land !aw would take
effect July +, we have now passed beyond
it ana no,Ling but Confusion reigus IL the
Panhandle on this question. It seems
that the school lands formerly % the
market f0r years and yet unso.d have
never been classified. The new law re
qured the land commissioners "2s soon
a. practicable after the passage Of the
land act TO classify the lands in readiness
for actual settlers. Up ID this date il Is
NJ. known that any q these local Land
aSant9 have been srpo.1tet. Il one Of
tn Panhandle lana districts prominent
syndicate land speculat2Y c3ajn,s 10 hold
the app .tatn - in hjs Gis,g;u. aa1 Ee>
gi:tn uU- gC,vs,eIy that is9rie IF Inc jcn3
MI oe valued E.gGer th2a the p5lce
named in the lay. Il the rum9red pur-
pos: should b carried out j. would
1sGen s0c2 > s.grm among the people Of
the I>Ia-na." s. would eclipse Gny
racket yer A=ar1 ic5n THIS country.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05

The Italian leborers on the line of rail-
road which the Canadian Pacific Railroad
is building Through Maine ave been
afflicted to some extent with measles--at
least, those on the section passing through
Greenville county have; and row one Of
them has eau II alarm BY 1breaking out
with smallpe z
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05

run that N lie and turn out 2o9) news
papers in less than SKY seCog. 3.
Contrast the newspaper pa 81 = ;h-
newspaper present; compare p, y-,'-G-
day ana It's TO day; pIaceits Pc! rrutults
alongside the creates. tests o. ia:r7ttp.
ard progress, and We have result ina,
is romance Of enterprise, an achieve
ment Of human effort beyond the rosiest
dreams Of our ancestors.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
RAJ BANK FAILURE.
=. Columbian Bank Of Philadelphia
I'' State Institution, Makes
an Assignment.
Immediate Cause of the Failure
il. ing IN OF Thousands Of Pol
lH' lars Of Inc Banks Money.
.,os,tors VIII be the Chief Suffer
srsH ,,.-s- Large Firms F7alSs an
e Argument at Chattanooga.

As'7
--..-,,rr-rHIA, PA.j july ol.-L1c o.
.''. narr. state institution, closed
JAZZ 80 -. morning and on the door g
= 1917 ....f .fs-inr nv order of me
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fs-.ur CJA -..1to oES'
a9.lsusitA!A' r. July ~
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.--5gu az. y ~ I l-li1l'' Huo
y-.-z G1--9li-- DEL De0H1>e VI t 80,
,r. u i'll u "a ~ - - ~
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g-c-- -'ll'--'''-1 a.. IL = "a =
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g 50. w. h., ,,qv-,,rt ~ the
"-l ~ ..f reiterated the statement
.-...--4D was fully protected.
~ ,-.r ni rh. bank is tied up il adj
'---. ~. s--o- and other articles CT
'a---- .-..-. from Mexico. which at this
-5-... .,-...a4. tc real,Ze upon. and
..-'o Is. ....-f.uees are not sole TO pro
VII r.,..t..-raD IN 3 position TO know.
r. ann tf..iqi ot the bank said that
"--..'.-.f The liabilities would be
.a 100000. and that the
! -,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
Kansas Fighting Texas Cattle.

TOPEKA, KAN, July ga meeting OF
the Kansas Live Stock Sanitary Commis-
sion held at the special request Of Cover
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
ROMANCE OF THE PRESS,
The Wonderful Growth OF Newspapers
in this COuntry-RXtr8cts form
the Address OF Journalist,
Look at the Records fN,w-?aperdom
illustrations OF the Spirit
OF the Times.
Baltimore American.

R.ltillCrC American
LYNN r. HL,ekins delivered the sIumr;
address before Wessarn GIary,and college
On THE R5marces OF journalism" Al
t.r ssyjn., t1g. criticism Il new>rsoers
was sIysrs = qr03 proofs of tha;r
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g mucl as they Do today. /. IS ana a.
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r34 Columns represent ali interests and
all den,r,lncnt. If news s-d business ,f-
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,,rr+ 81 orr national existence. IN mi -
pensaDIe adiuucs 10 cur Iiaer.v. I.is
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excl 'iEed Napoleon JIG s--t. H. ',.-5 j
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regent 81 so'eF.I-L>, tG-oT Oh Aaa.1ls.
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dreaded thAl I-y. el5 'ayJ-@'-..
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ina qrl. vvs...,a +a..rltf1osi ,,~,f.. :? ,.s
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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
The CROPS.
Reports of Severe Local Storms and
Injuries 10 CrOps-TheIGeneral Gu.
look very Good
Reports From the wheat States-Corn
Good Only IN n1issouri-Low Average
For Oats in Most states
Weather Crop RulIe.in.

WASHINGTON, July 3l-Foll0wiag is
the weather crop bulletin Of the Signal
Office for the week ending July 20:
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05

"A9HlA '1oN' July "I.-f oi-o"l"@ Is
the weather crop bulletin Of the Signal
Office for the week ending July 20:
TEN1pERArrRr.
During the week, ending July 80. the
weather has been warmer thar usual from
the Southern, New Englald and Middle
Atlantic states westward to the Rocky
mountains, the sverage daily excess being
about Il was ii ghty cooler than
usual in the eastern portion Of the cot
ton region, aud from Dakota westward
TO tie Pacific coast. During the month
ofJuiy tae aycrsga daily Temperature wos
about above the normal tby0ushout
the northern states, auG it was from to
3 cooler than usual in the G.lf states.
I The season from J2Qusry to July 20 has
4 been warmer than usual in the agricul-
'ural districts east Of the Rocky noun
tains, except in the South Atlantic states,
northern New England aad near Lake
4 Superior Ia the les. uemea districts
the daily temperature averaged from
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-11-20

August Spies. chief Of the A~narebis,s
to WHOM the mfntuatsi'e MINI Van
Zaudt was married by proxy through e
brother Of August; sASfbe<n, at Cnssel,
Gsrmapy. Gat came .ts ,Ap.rica with
bis parents 'wAo settled in Chicago.
Spies was ,b~irYtwos ysaIsi Of ,qse. aud
by trade q saddIer- hut bis intipathy TO
work soon made him give up wol king
at this and he trapIped through the
south am West, returning 70 Chicago
in 1879. Spies had little education iu
Germany. but his tr .pp!ing tour gave
him great practical Knowledge and to.
this he added dilieeut ,tHiy, Incoming
proficient in the Use OF both the Ger
mnu aud English languages. When he
returned to Chicago tie Socialists had
just demonstrated their strength by
polling 10000 votes for DIR. Ernst
Schmidt, their cnndh!ate for Mayor.
SPirs entered politics and soon LIZ at.i
his friends gained control OF the Ar
better Zeitung," Il German daily, with
moderate torununistic tendencies.
Spies position On the paper Was 1T
first II secondary Que, Int he continued
his stndies and IN "a short time was
male editor. ot.tLe sheet. Herr John
Most, the New York. anarchist, visited
Chicn6o about that lime und Spies a,
once enIbDRScd the doctrine, Of Most
NIui the .'Arleiter Zeitung" became n
radical anarchistic sheet, In the same
ratio that its violence Increased the
better class of its Subscribers fell of and
soon it was read oply by the '.rifr ufi &"
Atnqst daily, did the paper advocate
attacks on the police. encouraging
nay, advising tie use of dynamite
bombs, the process for the manufacture
OF which gsye;; inhtructions IN its
columns. When the eight hour move
ment was i~ndusUrated. Spies was in tue
van. and it wSSLtwho made the first
speech from IN" wagon OH the melnor-
Hhle day OF the Killing OF the police
lie began his address by denouncing
capital and claiming that he was not
the cause Of the riots but that they
resulted from class oppression. After
making his harpgue Ge snenked OFF in
order to be ewa, ffiouf the Scene should
n collision occur, bnt he was nevcrthe-
less indicted and convicted. lie was
hanged Friday, Nov. II. 1887.